Botswana vs Japan: Nitrous oxide emissions by sector

Botswana
6.48 million tonnes
in 2023
Japan
6.73 million tonnes
in 2023
Botswana rank
57th
Japan rank
55th

Nitrous oxide emissions by sector over time

  • Botswana
  • Japan
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M199020062023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 6.73 million tonnes against 6.48 million tonnes in Botswana, a difference of 250,000 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.

Botswana ranks 57th and Japan ranks 55th of 193 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrous oxide emissions by sector
Unit
tonnes
Source
Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,559 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents.